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IMOK112E: International Health Regulations (Third Edition 2005) e-book

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International Health Regulations (IHR) 3rd Edition 2005

This third edition contains the first amendment to the IHR (2005): a revision to Annex 7 adopted by the 67th World Health Assembly in 2014. The amendment provides that the period of protection from vaccination with an approved vaccine against infection with Yellow Fever will be for the life of the person vaccinated rather than a period of ten years as previously required. This amendment entered into force on 11 July 2016.

Their stated purpose and scope are ‘to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks, and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade.’ Because the IHR are not limited to specific diseases, but are applicable to health risks, irrespective of their origin or source, they should remain current with developments in the evolution of diseases and the factors affecting their emergence and transmission. The IHR also require States to strengthen core surveillance and response capacities at the primary, intermediate and national level, as well as at designated international ports, airports and ground crossings. They further introduce a series of new health documents, including ship sanitation certificates and an international certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis for travellers.

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